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13 June 2022
People profile: From Everest to systems analysis
Options Magazine, Summer 2022: Before joining IIASA in 1980, Michael Thompson was a Himalayan mountaineer. Navigating risk in the mountains has influenced his research on risk theory, and environment and development in Nepal.
![Himalaya](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2022-06/dreamstime_xxl_4147169_web.jpg?itok=QkhWp0-r)
![Mountains carved just above Jay Prithvi Highway in Bajhang district of Sudurpaschim province to build a road](/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/module-files/mis_staff_sync/profile-images/Bajhang%20Mountains.jpg?itok=JmqWsdpx)
02 February 2021
Roads, landslides, and rethinking development
Prakash Khadka and Wei Liu explain how unbridled, unplanned infrastructure expansion in Nepal is increasing the risk of landslides.